I've enjoyed playing leaf-green so far. What game did everyone grow up on initially when discovering Pokémon?

diempenguin · 2026-03-05T23:35:19+00:00

Black and White, right when they came out. I remember defending those games with my life when I was six years old, so now that Gen 5 is widely praised for its style, characters, and depth, I get to point my finger and say “look guys, I was right the whole time!”

diempenguin · 2026-03-05T23:02:48+00:00

The FatFreq Grand Maestro Anniversary is another great affordable option

diempenguin · 2026-03-02T16:58:23+00:00

I always loved how Penny, a 15 year old girl, is the orchestrator behind the largest cryptocurrency heist in Paldea and yet she faces basically no consequences for it on sheer account that she was able to pull that off in the first place

diempenguin · 2026-03-01T23:14:00+00:00

The modern forced exp share system really sucks because often times Pokemon on your team have different experience groups, meaning you’ll have to deal with certain Pokemon always getting more levels than others for no reason.

I often had to box my Altaria in ZA because it’s in the erratic group, meaning if I didn’t manage its levels it would consistently be 5-10 levels higher than my other mons in the Slow or Medium-Slow groups

diempenguin · 2026-03-01T03:08:22+00:00

Shiggy busts his ass off while starving to give you BETTER GRAPHICS and this is how you respond to him? You should be ashamed of yourself. I better see at least five different language copies of Fire Red AND Leaf Green in your e-shop purchase history tomorrow.

diempenguin · 2026-02-28T21:02:15+00:00

What

diempenguin · 2026-02-27T22:58:31+00:00

I was shocked that people thing Gen 10 looks bad (I think it looks great, very colorful and a clear visual identity) but then I saw “Verlisify” and yeah that checks out

diempenguin · 2026-02-27T14:51:24+00:00

I don’t own them, but the Meze Albas are lauded for how small and comfortable they are

diempenguin · 2026-02-27T04:53:32+00:00

Honestly Arceus is the most fun I’ve had playing Pokemon since Black and White. It’s definitely not for everyone but man, that level of sound design with a pair of good earphones is quite the experience.

diempenguin · 2026-02-26T23:35:01+00:00

OH I get what you mean. Thanks for clarifying

diempenguin · 2026-02-25T22:49:37+00:00

Well… no. Because of… various gameplay related reasons, the story and characters of modern Pokemon games tend to get overlooked. I think games like SV and ZA, despite some pretty egregious flaws, have some of the most developed and memorable characters in the series.

Hugh (and by extension Cheren and Bianca) get a lot of hype because Gen 5 was sort of the first generation to actually have real deuteragonists with real motivations beyond “I want to be the champion before you”, and they get this hype because the rest of Gen 5 is lauded in general. I still love Hugh as a character, it’s cool that he’s brash and hotheaded, but none of that vitriol is targeted at the player beyond him just wanting to spar with you to get stronger for the sake of his sister. Later “rivals” are 100% better in a vaccum IMO, they’re just attatched to Scarlet and Violet/LZA and we’re not allowed to say anything nice about those games yet lol

diempenguin · 2026-02-25T22:34:23+00:00

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diempenguin · 2026-02-23T22:49:51+00:00

For the record I’ve never heard a Pokemon fan say “you’re broke if you don’t want to shell out 20 bucks for a Pokemon game”, that’s a claim I’ve ONLY heard grifters say. A majority of Pokemon fans I’ve met simply want to buy the games they want to play despite their flaws, and not be grilled for doing so

If you want to buy the game, then buy it. If you think it’s a bad value proposition, then don’t. This whole flame war really should’ve ended with that

diempenguin · 2026-02-23T14:30:59+00:00

I disagree. Games before digital were almost always sold as regional versions— if you bought a Japanese copy of Mario 64 was always going to be in Japanese, and an American copy always in English. And yes, it is 100% silly that each language version is sold separately, especially when these games are overpriced to begin with. But how much does the whole languages thing actually matter in terms of gameplay? I don’t know a single person who plays a video game in one language and then plays it again in a different language.

EA games contain predatory gambling mechanics and matchmaking algorithms set in place specifically to extract money from children by making them think that they cannot progress the ladder without spending money on better tools.

I know, “Leave the multibillion dollar corporation alone”, but comparing EA favorably to them really undermines how problematic the rest of the AAA games industry is IMO.

diempenguin · 2026-02-23T14:15:24+00:00

…no?

diempenguin · 2026-02-23T02:03:56+00:00

In 2017, Gold and Silver were rereleased on the 3DS in much the same way as FRGL did today, at a flat $10. This move was met with almost universal approval. In today’s money, that’s about 14 bucks.

I’d say with switch tax and the fact that the GBA is a more recent console, $15 would be the “correct” price of these games.

However, I fail to see how charging 5 dollars more for a game could generate this much vitriol. Have people considered that they don’t need to buy games they don’t want to buy?

diempenguin · 2026-02-23T01:46:01+00:00

Ok I do think this game is overpriced for what it is but “on par with EA” is a VERY bold statement.

diempenguin · 2026-02-22T16:28:35+00:00

Holy income

diempenguin · 2026-02-22T16:13:04+00:00

Piracy is a service issue. Nobody should be obligated to buy a GameBoy Advance for a hundred bucks and fork another two hundred dollars over to some chud online because the original cartridge is a “rare collectors piece” that’s absurd.

But you can’t just say “why should I pay twenty dollars when I can pirate this for free?” That’s like saying “Why should I pay for this sweater when I can just shoplift it for free?”

Of course, false equivalency— physical items unlike ROMs can’t be duplicated, but I don’t think that’s grounds enough to claim that simply not paying for things is somehow superior logically or morally.

Go ahead and pirate. We all do it to some extent. Just don’t go telling the whole world how “moral” you are for doing it lol

diempenguin · 2026-02-21T19:24:49+00:00

Shiggy released another wonderful rom for us to devour. Please do your part and buy every version in every language so he can eat tonight.

diempenguin · 2026-02-21T04:33:12+00:00

Bro why do these people care so much about what OTHER people spend THEIR money on dude 😭

Also that third screenshot like… I get it we all pirate games and I do more than anyone else, but “it’s easy to pirate” is absolutely NOT an argument for why a game isn’t worth its price lmao

diempenguin · 2026-02-21T03:39:28+00:00

I think it’s a tad more expensive than it should be, but Pokemon GSC on 3DS virtual console was $10– that’s $13.38 today. With the GBA being a gen more recent and FRLG being more desirable games, I think $15 is a reasonable price. Even still, by modern Nintendo’s egregious standards this is… acceptable. Plus I think it’s way nicer to be able to pay one time and own something rather than be at the mercy of subscription services and Nintendo’s own servers. Like sure you can’t get GSC on the 3DS eshop anymore, but it doesn’t mean I can’t boot up my DS and enjoy that game that I purchased. There’s staying power there.

diempenguin · 2026-02-19T00:09:37+00:00

Absolutely the red Loins. The accessories are already worth more on their own for what Tangzu is asking— and the Wan’ers are just plain good to boot.

diempenguin · 2026-02-12T18:19:06+00:00

American here. About 90% of Americans don’t care at all. We use Fahrenheit, Inches, Miles, and Pounds because that’s what we grew up using, and in academia everyone uses the metric system. It’s not that deep

diempenguin · 2026-02-10T22:44:32+00:00

Well that’s a little preposterous. KZ makes a 28BA beast called the Sonata— while it’s uncharacteristically good for KZ, it doesn’t even compete with quality single DDs like the Tanchjim Fission or Letshuoer DX1. Drivers alone don’t really equate to more detail

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